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Replace El Hadji Malick Diouf

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What West Ham United would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

0

Assists

5

G+A

5

Shots

18

SoT

4

Crosses

109

Fouls won

25

Tackles won

19

Interceptions

32

Attack

70

Creation

71

Progression

68

Role score

57

Transfer fit

68

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Bologna · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (88.14576745397333%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€13.3M.

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Chelsea · Premier League · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.24298965609634%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25).

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Lazio · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (87.92146997664521%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+18); cheaper by ~€15.4M.

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Rennes · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (85.62811442005868%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20); cheaper by ~€17.4M.

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Adrien Truffert

Bournemouth · Premier League · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (84.36555404917836%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13); cheaper by ~€6M.

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Youssef Lekhedim

Alavés · La Liga · Fullback · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (85.4409848003646%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€23.7M; 1 years younger.

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Vitaliy Mykolenko

Everton · Premier League · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (86.71705741240508%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€3M.

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Aston Villa · Premier League · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (86.99189895092921%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€9.2M.

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Luca Pellegrini

Lazio · Serie A · Fullback · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (87.02867992203902%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€25.6M.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Fullback · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (81.18328207751328%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+20).

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Bologna · Serie A · Fullback · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (85.8604518395082%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€22M.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (83.85085418801309%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+16); cheaper by ~€27.3M.

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Emerson Palmieri

Marseille · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (85.47130448200024%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+18); cheaper by ~€20.8M.

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Álvaro Núñez

Elche · La Liga · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (83.85982589497347%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€23.2M.

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Alfonso Pedraza

Villarreal · La Liga · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (82.91856904242225%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25); cheaper by ~€26.6M.

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Lille · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (82.52542075562661%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+18); cheaper by ~€22.2M.

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Mallorca · La Liga · Fullback · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (87.46105304543627%); tactical fit is workable; cheaper by ~€27.3M.

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Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton · Premier League · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (83.20074879704286%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€8M.

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